# Accident 20091106051009A: Champion 7GCBC, Kenai, AK, November 6, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2009, 15:15 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7833° N, 152.1333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7833&lon=-152.1333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5268X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5268X-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 150 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091106051009A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS MANUVERING NEXT TO SOME HILLS WHEN IT CONTACTED HIGH WIND GUSTS AND HE LOST CONTROL WHEREAS THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND AND CRASHED. HOWEVER THE PASSENGER TOLD THE INSPECTOR THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC10LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10LA006), Nov 6, 2009: Champion 7GCBC (N5268X), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to fly at a low altitude in strong winds and turbulence, resulting in a loss of control and a collision with terrain.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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